General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Sexpartite rib vault |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
| Structure: |
Quadripartite rib vault |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Carpentras, Vaucluse (84), Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 44° 3' 15.47" N 5° 2' 52.19" E |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Carpentras Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Siffrein de Carpentras) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Carpentras, Provence, France.
The church was built in the 15th century by the order of Benedict XIII. The site used to be a Roman cathedral. Construction started in 1409 and continued for 150 years, with seven different architects working on the building. The main entrance was built in 1512–1514, then modified a hundred years later, and then modified again in 2000–2002. The tower was built in early 20th century. The cathedral building is a national monument of France.
Until the 19th century Carpentras Cathedral was the seat of the bishops of Carpentras, to one of whom, Saint Siffredus (French:Saint Siffrein), it is dedicated. However, the diocese was abolished in the Concordat of 1801 and added to the Diocese of Avignon; the cathedral became a church.
Nicolas Saboly, a Provençal poet and composer, served as maître de chapelle of the cathedral in 1639–1643. Louis Archimbaud served as organist of the cathedral from 1727 to 1789.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Carpentras Cathedral" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Jean Laurent (master builder)
- Thomas Colin (master builder)
- Antoine Ormède (master builder)
- Blaise Lécuyer (master builder)
- Cathelin Charvet (master builder)
- Antoine Henry Révoil (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1996): L'aventure gothique entre Pont-Saint-Ésprit et Avignon du XIIIe au XVe siècle. Genèse des formes et du sens de l'art gothique dans la basse vallée du Rhône. Edisud, Aix-en-Provence (France).
- Congrès archéologique de France. 121ème session (1963). Avignon et Comtat Venaissin. Société Française d'Archéologie, Paris (France), 1963.
- (1999): Midi gothique. De Béziers à Avignon. Picard éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 187-194.
- (1980): Provence romane (Tome 1). Editions Zodiaque, Saint-Léger-Vauban (France), pp. 33-34.
- (1963): Saint-Siffrein de Carpentras. Presented at: Congrès archéologique de France, 121ème session, Avignon & Comtat Venaissin (1963), pp. 283-306.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20005995 - Published on:
05/10/2002 - Last updated on:
30/07/2017
